Native Americans are not an extinct culture.  Today tens of thousands of people across the watershed identify as American Indian.

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Websites for recognized modern tribes in Maryland and Virginia:

Piscataway Conoy Tribe

http://www.piscatawayconoytribe.com/

 

Chickahominy Tribe

http://www.chickahominytribe.org/

 

Mattaponi Tribe

https://www.mattaponination.com/

 

Monacan Indian Nation

http://www.monacannation.com/

 

Nansemond Tribe

https://nansemond.org/

 

Pamunkey Tribe

http://pamunkey.org/

 

Rappahannock Tribe

https://www.rappahannocktribe.org/

 

Upper Mattaponi Tribe

https://umitribe.org/

 

Cheroenhaka- Nottoway Tribe

http://www.cheroenhaka-nottoway.org/home.htm

 

Patawomeck Tribe

http://patawomeckindiantribeofvirginia.org/